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Denominational Profile
The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is a Pentecostal church founded in 1927 by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1,903 | 357 | 252,380 |
| 1937 | - | 367 | - |
| 1942 | - | 408 | 250,000 |
| 1944 | - | 416 | 21,728 |
| 1947 | - | 469 | 56,197 |
| 1950 | 1,893 | 541 | 74,689 |
| 1951 | - | 559 | 64,109 |
| 1952 | 1,119 | 577 | 78,471 |
| 1953 | 1,706 | 579 | 81,590 |
| 1954 | 1,798 | 604 | 87,206 |
| 1955 | 1,277 | 650 | 94,571 |
| 1956 | 1,285 | 692 | 110,568 |
| 1957 | 1,239 | 679 | 112,706 |
| 1958 | 1,279 | 697 | 79,012 |
| 1960 | 2,586 | 721 | 82,624 |
| 1961 | 2,603 | 726 | 84,741 |
| 1962 | 2,646 | 727 | 89,562 |
| 1963 | 2,690 | 741 | 89,215 |
| 1983 | 4,707 | 113 | 164,688 |
| 1984 | 3,242 | 1,113 | 171,928 |
| 1985 | 3,482 | 1,185 | 177,787 |
| 1986 | 3,482 | 1,250 | 186,213 |
| 1987 | 5,050 | 1,290 | 192,327 |
| 1988 | 5,076 | 1,363 | 198,715 |
| 1989 | 5,179 | 1,404 | 203,060 |
| 1990 | 4,505 | 1,451 | 199,385 |
| 1991 | 2,516 | 1,516 | 208,150 |
| 1992 | 2,403 | 1,558 | 207,455 |
| 1993 | 2,537 | 1,638 | 217,515 |
| 1994 | 2,669 | 1,710 | 222,658 |
| 1995 | 3,707 | 1,742 | 227,307 |
| 1996 | 2,869 | 1,773 | 229,643 |
| 1997 | - | 1,832 | 231,522 |
| 1998 | 7,300 | 1,851 | 238,065 |
| 1999 | 7,202 | 1,836 | 253,412 |
| 2000 | 8,044 | 1,793 | 277,616 |
| 2001 | 8,279 | 1,847 | 305,852 |
| 2003 | 7,254 | 1,888 | 326,614 |
Source
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
